Assistant Project Management
Resume:
Brittany Thurston
***** ******** *******, *** *****, CA ***********@*****.*** 858-***-****
CORE COMPETENCIES
-Initiative -Leadership Skills -Project Management -Communication
Skills -Information Seeker -Team Player -Forward Thinker
-Organizational Awareness -Interpersonal Understanding -Detailed
-Problem Solver -Results Oriented -Adaptive -Driven
EXPERIENCE
Program Leader, Think Together
August 2010-May 2011
o Worked with a group of 20 3rd and 4th graders in an after school
program
o Duties included carrying out lesson plans and activities to further
intellectual, emotional and social development
o Program Leader of the month
o Selected for Building the Bench training team
Intern, Event Planner, Assistant to Director, Cops N Kids
Septmeber 2009-May 2010
o Assistant to Beverly Bradley, Director of Cops N Kids in Lehigh
Valley, PA.
o Planned, organized and oversaw events in the Bethlehem community put
on by Cops N Kids targeted towards improving literacy and community
involvement
o Gathered and distributed resources to Bethlehem schools, teachers and
libraries.
o Visited different elementary schools in the area, spoke to children
about the importance of education and goal setting; distributed and
read books to the children in each grade
o Assisted with major city events, including Fountain Hill's Open House
September 2009, book distribution at the 2009 Walk, Christmas tree
lighting with the mayor December 2009, Snowball Event February 2010,
and Celebration of Reading April 2010
Assistant, Reading Challenge Organization, Fountain Hill Elementary School
Reading Challenge November 2009-March 2010
o Assisted Jennifer Pizarro, Head Organizer of Fountain Hill's Reading
Challenge
o Planned and managed ongoing school reading challenge and duties
included maintenance of challenge statistics database; creation of
integral aspects of reading challenge which were implemented into the
classroom and managing the kickoff and culmination ceremonies by
coordinating activities for kid's and adult participants.
Leadership
Student, National Outdoor Leadership School
May 201-June 2011
o Learned various outdoor skills such as compass navigation, map
reading, kayaking, backpacking, outdoor First Aid and risk assessment.
o Participated in independent student travel and practiced important
leadership/teamwork skills daily.
Captain, Lehigh University Volleyball
July 2006-December 2008
o Involved 25 extra-curricular hours a week in practices, games,
training and meetings, including meetings with head coach, Jenny
Maurer, to implement leadership and congruency among teammates.
o Three year letter winner; Program Coach's Award for 2007 season; 2006
All-Tournament Team/Temple University Tournament
Member, Lehigh Athletics Leadership Legacies
August 2008-December 2008
o Attended weekly meetings to work on leadership skills as a captain.
Participated in activities and constructive exercises to enhance and
build leadership characteristics such as communication, teamwork and
assertiveness.
Team Representative and Member, C.O.A.C.H.
August 2006-December 2008
o Participated in community outreach group developed by Lehigh Athletics
to promote the well-being and educational success of Bethlehem
students; attended activities at area schools where interaction and
development was fostered among students and Lehigh Athletics. Helped
bring to life the annual Adopt-a-Family event which raised over
$30,000 to give Christmas to local families.
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